{"id":2227933,"date":"2026-04-16T05:53:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/?page_id=2227933"},"modified":"2026-04-26T21:27:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T01:27:49","slug":"new-homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/","title":{"rendered":"New 2026 Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section\n\tclass=\"hero-grid hero-grid--option-b alignwide wp-block-kff-shared-hero-grid\">\n\t<div class=\"hero-grid__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-grid__layout hero-grid__layout--option-b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-grid__item hero-grid__item--1\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--right wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2230362\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/emergency-room-ed-boarding-hospital-beds-long-waits-crisis\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2149694496-resized.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2149694496-resized.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2149694496-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2149694496-resized.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A photo illustration of a medical worker pushing a patient in a gurney. The end of the gurney is dissolving into the void.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__image-credit\">(Westend61\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/emergency-room-ed-boarding-hospital-beds-long-waits-crisis\/\">A \u2018Barbaric\u2019 Problem in American Hospitals Is Only Getting Bigger<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Patients are getting stuck in the emergency department for days while waiting for a spot in an inpatient ward.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/readers-letters_20220927.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/readers-letters_20220927.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/readers-letters_20220927.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/letter-to-the-editor\/urgent-care-abortion-organ-donors-chatbots-medical-debt-april-2026\/\">Readers Chime In on Reproductive Rights, Therapy Chatbots, Medical Debt, and More<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04_AI-Therapists_3x2_web.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04_AI-Therapists_3x2_web.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04_AI-Therapists_3x2_web.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/2026-02-04_AI-Therapists_3x2_web.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A hand drawn illustration of a young person holding their cell phone to their chest surrounded by robotic AI therapists, which are trying to get her to take a seat on a recliner couch. Text on their screens says, &quot;TRUST ME!&quot; &quot;YOU&#039;RE SO RIGHT!&quot; &quot;You can trust me!&quot; and &quot;Exactly.&quot;\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/es\/noticias-en-espanol\/tu-nuevo-terapeuta-conversador-indiscreto-y-dificilmente-humano\/\">Tu nuevo terapeuta: conversador, indiscreto\u2026 y dif\u00edcilmente humano<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/darius-tahir\/\">Darius Tahir<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-17T00:00:00+00:00\">April 17, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2229083 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-industry category-insurance category-medicaid category-noticias-en-espanol tag-immigrants tag-latinos tag-medi-cal tag-trump-administration funder-california-health-care-foundation funder-california-wellness-foundation state-california\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2229083\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/es\/noticias-en-espanol\/cae-la-inscripcion-de-inmigrantes-en-medi-cal-y-expertos-lo-atribuyen-a-las-politicas-de-trump\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Medi-Cal.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Medi-Cal.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Medi-Cal.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Medi-Cal.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A sign printed on a window reads &quot;Aceptamos Medi-Cal.&quot;\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/es\/noticias-en-espanol\/cae-la-inscripcion-de-inmigrantes-en-medi-cal-y-expertos-lo-atribuyen-a-las-politicas-de-trump\/\">Cae la inscripci\u00f3n de inmigrantes en Medi-Cal y expertos lo atribuyen a las pol\u00edticas de Trump<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/claudia-boyd-barrett\/\">Claudia Boyd-Barrett<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-16T00:00:00+00:00\">April 16, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-heading-divider wp-block-kff-shared-heading-divider--black\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-heading-divider__subheadline\">More from<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-heading-divider__headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/tag\/mountain-states-bureau\/\">The Mountain States<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow hidden-pagination\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2229052 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance category-medicaid tag-mountain-states-bureau tag-pregnancy tag-reproductive-health tag-rural-health tag-trump-administration tag-womens-health funder-arnold-ventures funder-headwaters-foundation funder-helmsley-charitable-trust funder-montana-healthcare-foundation state-montana series-state-watch\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  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datetime=\"2026-04-22T00:00:00+00:00\">April 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2229400 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance tag-affordable-care-act tag-cancer tag-mountain-states-bureau tag-southern-bureau tag-trump-administration funder-arnold-ventures funder-colorado-health-foundation funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation state-colorado state-south-carolina series-priced-out partner-usa-today\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news is-style-default wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2229400\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/cancer-survival-costs-testing-treatment-premiums-deductibles-trump\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/McLeod_02.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/McLeod_02.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/McLeod_02.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/McLeod_02.jpg?w=1350&amp;h=900&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Two people pose for a photo together, smiling. The person on the left holds signs that read, &quot;Survivor&quot; and &quot;Avocate.&quot; The person the right holds a sign that reads, &quot;Fighter.&quot;\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/cancer-survival-costs-testing-treatment-premiums-deductibles-trump\/\">They\u2019re in Remission, but Their Medical Bills Aren\u2019t: Cancer Survivors Navigate Soaring Costs<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/renuka-rayasam\/\">Renuka Rayasam<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-22T00:00:00+00:00\">April 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2228139 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-industry category-insurance category-medicaid category-rural-health tag-cms tag-midwest-bureau tag-mountain-states-bureau tag-rural-health tag-trump-administration funder-helmsley-charitable-trust funder-missouri-foundation-for-health state-missouri state-kentucky state-indiana state-idaho state-arizona series-agency-watch series-state-watch partner-cbs-news\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news is-style-default wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2228139\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/insurance\/federal-medicaid-work-rules-one-three-months-indiana-missouri\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Norton_03.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Norton_03.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Norton_03.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Norton_03.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A doctor writes notes in an examination room while talking to a patient out of frame.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/insurance\/federal-medicaid-work-rules-one-three-months-indiana-missouri\/\">New Federal Medicaid Rules Require One Month of Work. Some States Demand More.<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/samantha-liss\/\">Samantha Liss<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-16T00:00:00+00:00\">April 16, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-heading-divider wp-block-kff-shared-heading-divider--black\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-heading-divider__subheadline\">More from<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-heading-divider__headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/tag\/midwest-bureau\/\">The Midwest<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow hidden-pagination\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2178069 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rural-health tag-audio tag-chronic-disease-care tag-hospitals tag-midwest-bureau tag-mountain-states-bureau tag-multimedia content-types-article funder-helmsley-charitable-trust funder-missouri-foundation-for-health state-nebraska state-south-dakota state-wyoming series-rural-health-payout series-state-watch partner-npr\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news is-style-default wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2178069\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/rural-health\/dialysis-unit-closes-rural-transformation-health-fund-nebraska\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Dialysis-closure-05.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Dialysis-closure-05.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Dialysis-closure-05.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Dialysis-closure-05.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"An older man wearing a brown cowboy hat sits in the driver&#039;s seat of a truck.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/rural-health\/dialysis-unit-closes-rural-transformation-health-fund-nebraska\/\">Rural Nebraska Dialysis Unit Closes Despite the State\u2019s $219M in Rural Health Funding<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/arielle-zionts\/\">Arielle Zionts<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T00:00:00+00:00\">April 15, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2174986 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance category-rural-health tag-midwest-bureau tag-obamacare-plans tag-southern-bureau content-types-article funder-helmsley-charitable-trust funder-missouri-foundation-for-health funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation state-alabama state-florida state-missouri state-ohio state-tennessee series-priced-out partner-the-daily-yonder\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news is-style-default wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2174986\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/farm-bureau-plans-less-pricey-alternative-aca-coverage-tradeoffs\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2243885851-resized.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2243885851-resized.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2243885851-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2243885851-resized.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A tractor is parked in a field. Dark clouds are moving overhead.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/farm-bureau-plans-less-pricey-alternative-aca-coverage-tradeoffs\/\">Farm Bureau Health Plans Beat the ACA on Prices With an Age-Old Tactic: Rejecting Sick People<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/michelle-andrews\/\">Michelle Andrews<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-09T00:00:00+00:00\">April 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2178951 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-medicaid category-medicare tag-cms tag-midwest-bureau tag-mountain-states-bureau tag-southern-bureau tag-trump-administration content-types-article funder-arnold-ventures funder-headwaters-foundation funder-missouri-foundation-for-health funder-montana-healthcare-foundation funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation state-delaware state-georgia state-idaho state-maine state-missouri state-montana state-new-york state-wyoming series-state-watch partner-cbs-news\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news is-style-default wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2178951\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/medicaid\/medicaid-cuts-work-requirements-state-staff-shortages\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2239974014.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2239974014.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2239974014.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2239974014.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A woman sitting on a couch indoors, appearing focused and concerned while looking at her smartphone.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/medicaid\/medicaid-cuts-work-requirements-state-staff-shortages\/\">States Face Another Challenge With Medicaid Work Rules: Staffing Shortages<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/sam-whitehead\/\">Sam Whitehead<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-09T00:00:00+00:00\">April 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-heading-divider wp-block-kff-shared-heading-divider--black\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-heading-divider__subheadline\">More from<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-heading-divider__headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/tag\/southern-bureau\/\">The South<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow hidden-pagination\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2228242 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-industry category-insurance tag-audio tag-multimedia tag-southern-bureau tag-technology content-types-article funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation state-maryland state-district-of-columbia state-virginia series-health-hub partner-wamu\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news is-style-default wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" 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https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1406698352_3840x2560web.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"An unidentifiable medical professional stands to the side of frame in blue scrubs and holds a stethoscope.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/wamu-health-hub-ai-state-regulation-april-15-2026\/\">Listen: With Little Federal Regulation, States Are Left To Shape the Rules on AI in Health Care<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/lauren-sausser\/\">Lauren 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id=\"post-2178906\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/courts\/immigrants-ice-arrests-family-separation-children-foster-care\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2026-04-03_Immigrant_Guardians_3x2.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2026-04-03_Immigrant_Guardians_3x2.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2026-04-03_Immigrant_Guardians_3x2.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2026-04-03_Immigrant_Guardians_3x2.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A hand-drawn illustration that shows two hands, wrapped with caution tape that says &quot;ICE,&quot; reluctantly letting go of a young child. The child is falling in the center of the image, but a garden of hands are ready to soften their fall below.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/courts\/immigrants-ice-arrests-family-separation-children-foster-care\/\">States Change Custody Laws To Keep Children of Detained Immigrants Out of Foster Care<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jazmin-orozco-rodriguez\/\">Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-14T00:00:00+00:00\">April 14, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2181905 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-public-health tag-childrens-health tag-environmental-health tag-southern-bureau content-types-article funder-robert-wood-johnson-foundation state-louisiana partner-verite-news\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news is-style-default wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2181905\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/public-health\/lead-testing-new-orleans-playgrounds-investigation-cleanup\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/NOLA-lead-03.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/NOLA-lead-03.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/NOLA-lead-03.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/NOLA-lead-03.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Two adults work outside. One on the left uses a device pressed to the ground to test for lead. Another holds out her arm, phone in hand, to get coordinates.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/public-health\/lead-testing-new-orleans-playgrounds-investigation-cleanup\/\">New Orleans Takes Steps To Assess and Clean Lead in Playgrounds After Investigation<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/halle-parker-verite-news\/\">Halle Parker, Verite News<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-14T00:00:00+00:00\">April 14, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-heading-divider wp-block-kff-shared-heading-divider--black\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-heading-divider__headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/topics\/noticias-en-espanol\">Noticias en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow hidden-pagination\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2229063 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-industry category-insurance category-medicaid category-noticias-en-espanol category-rural-health tag-cms tag-trump-administration funder-california-wellness-foundation state-arizona state-idaho state-indiana state-kentucky state-missouri\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2229063\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/es\/noticias-en-espanol\/nuevas-reglas-federales-de-medicaid-exigen-un-mes-de-trabajo-algunos-estados-piden-mas\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Norton_03.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Norton_03.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Norton_03.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Norton_03.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A doctor writes notes in an examination room while talking to a patient out of frame.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/es\/noticias-en-espanol\/nuevas-reglas-federales-de-medicaid-exigen-un-mes-de-trabajo-algunos-estados-piden-mas\/\">Nuevas reglas federales de Medicaid exigen un mes de trabajo. Algunos estados piden m\u00e1s<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/samantha-liss\/\">Samantha Liss<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-16T00:00:00+00:00\">April 16, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2183365 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-courts category-noticias-en-espanol category-rural-health tag-childrens-health tag-environmental-health tag-immigrants tag-latinos tag-legislation tag-trump-administration content-types-article state-maryland state-nevada state-new-york state-district-of-columbia state-virginia state-new-jersey state-california\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2183365\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/es\/noticias-en-espanol\/estados-cambian-leyes-para-evitar-que-hijos-de-inmigrantes-detenidos-entren-al-sistema-de-cuidado-temporal\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2026-04-03_Immigrant_Guardians_3x2.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2026-04-03_Immigrant_Guardians_3x2.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2026-04-03_Immigrant_Guardians_3x2.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2026-04-03_Immigrant_Guardians_3x2.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A hand-drawn illustration that shows two hands, wrapped with caution tape that says &quot;ICE,&quot; reluctantly letting go of a young child. 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datetime=\"2026-04-14T00:00:00+00:00\">April 14, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2183299 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-care-costs category-health-industry category-insurance category-noticias-en-espanol tag-deductibles tag-premiums content-types-article\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-lede-news wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2183299\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/es\/noticias-en-espanol\/como-hacer-que-un-plan-de-salud-con-deducible-alto-funcione-para-ti\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-3:2 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/HCHL_5_Leadart.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/HCHL_5_Leadart.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/HCHL_5_Leadart.jpg?w=834&amp;h=556&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/HCHL_5_Leadart.jpg?w=1668&amp;h=1112&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"A hand-drawn illustration of a young man wearing athletic gear running up stairs that spell out &quot;HDHP&quot; out of medical objects, letters, cell phones, and other items relevant to High-Deductible Health Plans.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/es\/noticias-en-espanol\/como-hacer-que-un-plan-de-salud-con-deducible-alto-funcione-para-ti\/\">C\u00f3mo hacer que un plan de salud con deducible alto funcione para t\u00ed<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jackie-fortier\/\">Jackie Forti\u00e9r<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-14T00:00:00+00:00\">April 14, 2026<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-blue-000-background-color 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href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/post-icu-patients-pics-physical-cognitive-mental-health-aftereffects\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-1:1\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/Paula-Span-headshot.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"Paula Span\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-authors__image\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/topics\/the-new-old-age\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__kicker-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__kicker-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe New Old Age\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a 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post-2144646 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-abortion tag-drugs tag-fda tag-hhs tag-reproductive-health tag-womens-health content-types-article funder-arnold-ventures state-louisiana series-healthbent\">\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--right wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-author-listing wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2144646\" data-image-size=\"3:2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/mifepristone-medication-abortion-pill-trump-fda\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-1:1\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/Rovner-Julie2021_1100sq.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"Julie Rovner\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-authors__image\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/topics\/healthbent\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__kicker-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__kicker-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHealthBent\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading light\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/mifepristone-medication-abortion-pill-trump-fda\/\">Why Medication Abortion Is the Top Target for Anti-Abortion Groups in 2026<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/julie-rovner\/\">Julie 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Tip<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-7-font-size\">Would you like to share a news tip, information, or documents with KFF Health News journalists?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/tips\/\">Learn how<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card--image-aligned wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card--image-right wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card--variation-overlap wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card--dark-background wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card\" data-post-id=\"2149081\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/priced-out\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPriced Out\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__excerpt\">Skyrocketing health care costs and insurance premiums combined with congressional inaction have forced a perilous decision upon many people: Pay higher prices for health insurance or go uncovered. KFF Health News is telling their stories.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__image wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__image--ratio-16:9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/priced-out\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__image-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2195049868-PRICED-OUT.jpg?w=834&#038;h=469&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2195049868-PRICED-OUT.jpg?w=1280&#038;h=720&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\" width=\"834\" height=\"469\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2195049868-PRICED-OUT.jpg?w=834&#038;h=469&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2195049868-PRICED-OUT.jpg?w=1280&#038;h=720&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" width=\"834\" height=\"469\">\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2195049868-PRICED-OUT.jpg?w=834&#038;h=469&#038;crop=1\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"834\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"469\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Priced Out\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-blue-000-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e66d683b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--d-9);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--d-9)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d2561cd7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e0a6cd0e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/icon_chat.png?w=64\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2227969\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-source-sans-3-font-family\"><strong>Are you struggling to afford your health insurance? 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Among the ways to plan ahead and soften the financial hit: health savings accounts, which act like a medical piggy bank.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jackie-fortier\/\">Jackie Forti\u00e9r<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 13, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/health-care-helpline-npr-hsa-savings-account-high-deductible-plan-tips\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__button button\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead now\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M18.8896 12L11.4229 19L10 17.4824L14.7812 13H5V11H14.7812L10 6.51758L11.4229 5L18.8896 12Z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__image wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__image--ratio-3:2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/health-care-helpline-npr-hsa-savings-account-high-deductible-plan-tips\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__image-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/HCHL_5_Leadart_3x2.jpg?w=834&#038;h=556&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/HCHL_5_Leadart_3x2.jpg?w=1668&#038;h=1112&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\" width=\"834\" height=\"556\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/HCHL_5_Leadart_3x2.jpg?w=834&#038;h=556&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/HCHL_5_Leadart_3x2.jpg?w=1668&#038;h=1112&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" width=\"834\" height=\"556\">\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/HCHL_5_Leadart_3x2.jpg?w=834&#038;h=556&#038;crop=1\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"834\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"556\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A hand-drawn illustration of a young man wearing athletic gear running up stairs that spell out &quot;HDHP&quot; out of medical objects, letters, cell phones, and other items relevant to High-Deductible Health Plans.\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-heading-divider wp-block-kff-shared-heading-divider--black\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-heading-divider__subheadline\">Explore<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-heading-divider__headline\">Special Reports<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card--image-aligned wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card--image-left wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card--variation-overlap wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card\" data-post-id=\"2228622\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/news\/tag\/diagnosis-debt\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__kicker-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__kicker-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiagnosis: Debt\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/medical-debt-connecticut-doctors-sue-patients\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn Connecticut, Doctors Now Sue Patients Most Over Medical Bills, Surpassing Hospitals\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__excerpt\">Physicians, dentists, and other nonhospital providers account for more than 80% of health care debt collection cases in Connecticut courts, a CT Mirror-KFF Health News investigation finds.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/noam-n-levey\/\">Noam N. Levey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/katy-golvala-and-jenna-carlesso-ct-mirror\/\">Katy Golvala, CT Mirror<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jenna-carlesso-ct-mirror\/\">Jenna Carlesso, CT Mirror<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 20, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__image wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__image--ratio-16:9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/medical-debt-connecticut-doctors-sue-patients\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__image-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Med_Debt_Wilson_10.jpg?w=834&#038;h=469&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Med_Debt_Wilson_10.jpg?w=1280&#038;h=720&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\" width=\"834\" height=\"469\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Med_Debt_Wilson_10.jpg?w=834&#038;h=469&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Med_Debt_Wilson_10.jpg?w=1280&#038;h=720&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" width=\"834\" height=\"469\">\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Med_Debt_Wilson_10.jpg?w=834&#038;h=469&#038;crop=1\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"834\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"469\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A woman stands outside in a wooded area.\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card--image-aligned wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card--image-right wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card--variation-overlap wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card\" data-post-id=\"2175041\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/insurance\/post-mastectomy-pain-syndrome-breast-cancer-surgery-pmps\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThese Women Had Their Breasts Removed To Thwart Cancer. Then Came the Pain.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__excerpt\">Post-mastectomy pain syndrome, or PMPS, is estimated to afflict tens of thousands of U.S. women each year. And yet it is not well understood and is inconsistently treated.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/brett-kelman\/\">Brett Kelman<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/amy-maxmen\/\">Amy Maxmen<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 6, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__image wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__image--ratio-16:9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/insurance\/post-mastectomy-pain-syndrome-breast-cancer-surgery-pmps\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__image-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Bassan_01.jpg?w=834&#038;h=469&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Bassan_01.jpg?w=1280&#038;h=720&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\" width=\"834\" height=\"469\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Bassan_01.jpg?w=834&#038;h=469&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Bassan_01.jpg?w=1280&#038;h=720&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" width=\"834\" height=\"469\">\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Bassan_01.jpg?w=834&#038;h=469&#038;crop=1\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"834\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"469\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A woman sits on a couch with a tabby cat beside her. Her hand gently rests beside her cat.\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card--image-aligned wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card--image-left wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card--variation-overlap wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card\" data-post-id=\"2165280\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/infant-formula-fortifier-high-stakes-corporate-battle-preemies-abbott-mead-johnson\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInside the High-Stakes Corporate Fight Over Feeding Preterm Babies\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__excerpt\">Behind their warm-and-fuzzy marketing, infant formula industry giants Abbott, maker of Similac products, and Mead Johnson, maker of the Enfamil line, have turned neonatal intensive care units into arenas of brutal competition.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/david-hilzenrath\/\">David Hilzenrath<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 30, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-featured-post-card__image 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